The GEJE innovation hub focuses on tackling the global learning crisis and inequities in participation. GEJE generates data and insights on the ripple effects of education, unpacks how progress in education can translate into economic and social equity, and identifies programs that are working to eliminate inequity and injustice.
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Featured publication: The Radical Power of Education
Submissions from 2013
Meeting the commitments of the ICPD Programme of Action to young people, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, A.J. Francis Zavier, and K.G. Santhya
Menstruation and school absenteeism: Evidence from rural Malawi, Monica J. Grant, Cynthia B. Lloyd, and Barbara Mensch
The effect of school status and academic skills on the reporting of premarital sexual behavior: Evidence from a longitudinal study in rural Malawi, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Monica J. Grant, Barbara Mensch, Paul C. Hewett, and Johanna Rankin
Transitions to adulthood in a high fertility context: The case of sub-Saharan Africa, Caroline W. Kabiru, Chimaraoke O. Izugbara, Donatien Beguy, and Estelle M. Sidze
Submissions from 2012
Berhane Hewan ('Light for Eve'): Increasing opportunities to delay marriage and promote schooling, Annabel Erulkar and Eunice N. Muthengi
Challenges facing the Egyptian education system: Access, quality, and inequality, Caroline Krafft
Challenges facing the Egyptian education system: Access, quality, and inequality [Arabic], Caroline Krafft
Education and decisions about the timing of marriage in Amhara Region, Ethiopia, Eunice N. Muthengi
Fertility differences among developing countries: Are they still related to family planning program efforts and social settings?, Anrudh K. Jain and John A. Ross
Improving education, Population Council
Is early childhood care and education a good investment for Egypt? Estimates of educational impacts, costs, and benefits, Caroline Krafft
Is early childhood care and education a good investment for Egypt? Estimates of educational impacts, costs, and benefits [Arabic], Caroline Krafft
Is mobility the missing link in improving girls' schooling in Pakistan?, Christine Callum, Zeba Sathar, and Minhaj ul Haque
Looking beyond universal primary education: Gender differences in time use among children in rural Bangladesh, Sajeda Amin and S. Chandrasekhar
Poverty, marriage timing, and transitions to adulthood in Nepal, Ashish Bajracharya and Sajeda Amin
Priorités pour l'éducation des adolescentes, Cynthia B. Lloyd
Priorities for adolescent girls' education, Cynthia B. Lloyd
The effect of traditional birth attendant training on maternal and neonatal care, Peter C. Miller, Gul Rashida, Zeba Tasneem, and Minhaj ul Haque
The power of girls' schooling for young women's empowerment and reproductive health, Batool Zaidi, Zeba Sathar, Minhaj ul Haque, and Fareeha Zafar
Understanding wealth-based inequalities in child health in India: A decomposition approach, Satvika Chalasani
Submissions from 2011
Dataset: Siyakha Nentsha: Enhancing the Health, Economic and Social Capabilities of Highly Vulnerable Young People, 2008-2011, Population Council
It's All One Curriculum: Activities for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education [Arabic], International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
It's All One Curriculum: Activities for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education [Bangla], International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
It's All One Curriculum: Activities for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education [Chinese], International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
It's All One Curriculum: Guidelines for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education [Arabic], International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
It's All One Curriculum: Guidelines for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education [Chinese], International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
Un seul programme : Activités pour une approche pédagogique unifiée de la sexualité, du genre, du VIH et des droits humains, International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
Un seul programme : Guide pour une approche pédagogique unifiée de la sexualité, du genre, du VIH et des droits humains, International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
Un sólo currículo: Actividades para un enfoque integrado hacia la educación en sexualidad, género, VIH y derechoshumanos, International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
Un sólo currículo: Pautas para un enfoque integrado hacia la educación en sexualidad, género, VIH y derechoshumanos, International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
Submissions from 2010
Education and transition to work among youth in Andhra Pradesh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Population Council
Ensuring education for all in India: Highlighting the obstacles, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Population Council
Guatemala rising, one girl at a time: Findings from the 2009–2010 Abriendo Oportunidades evaluation, Nicole Cushman
Measuring agency among unmarried young women and men, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Rajib Acharya, Mallika Alexander, Laila Garda, and Savita Kanade
Participation in civil society and political life among young people in Maharashtra: Findings from the Youth in India—Situation and Needs study, Rajib Acharya, Abhishek Singh, K.G. Santhya, Faujdar Ram, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Usha Ram, and S.K. Mohanty
The causes of educational differences in fertility in sub-Saharan Africa, John Bongaarts
The causes of educational differences in fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa, John Bongaarts
The nature of mothers' work and children's schooling in Nepal: The influence of income and time effects, Ashish Bajracharya
White paper: Enhancing adolescent financial capabilities through financial education in Bangladesh, Sajeda Amin, Laila Rahman, Sigma Ainul, Ubaidur Rob, Bushra Zaman, and Rinat Akter
Submissions from 2009
Educational inequalities in the midst of persistent poverty: Diversity across Africa in educational outcomes, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Paul C. Hewett
Educational inequalities in the midst of persistent poverty: Diversity across Africa in educational outcomes, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Paul C. Hewett
Education and transition to work among youth in Tamil Nadu, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Population Council
Ensuring education for all in Bihar: Highlighting the obstacles, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Population Council
Ensuring education for all in Jharkhand: Highlighting the obstacles, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Population Council
Ensuring education for all in Rajasthan: Highlighting the obstacles, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Population Council
It's All One Curriculum: Activities for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education, International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
It's All One Curriculum: Guidelines for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education, International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
Looking beyond universal primary education: Gender differences in time use among children in rural Bangladesh, Sajeda Amin and S. Chandrasekhar
New Lessons: The Power of Educating Adolescent Girls—A Girls Count Report on Adolescent Girls, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Juliet Young
The effectiveness of a community-based education program on abandoning female genital mutilation/cutting in Senegal, Nafissatou J. Diop and Ian Askew
Submissions from 2008
Education and transition to work among youth in Maharashtra, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Submissions from 2007
Assessing the multiple disadvantages of Mayan girls: The effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and residence on education in Guatemala, Kelly Hallman, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Correlates of premarital relationships among unmarried youth in Pune District, Maharashtra, India, Mallika Alexander, Laila Garda, Savita Kanade, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, and Bela Ganatra
Evaluación de las múltiples desventajas de las niñas mayas: efectos del género, el origen étnico, la pobreza y el lugar de residencia sobre la educación en Guatemala, Kelly Hallman, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Health needs and barriers to healthcare of women who have experienced intimate partner violence, Katherine Wilson, Mina R. Silberberg, Ann Brown, and Susan Yaggy
The effect of husbands' fertility preferences on couples' reproductive behaviour in rural Bangladesh, Mian Bazle Hossain, James F. Phillips, and A.B.M. Khorshed A. Mozumder
Submissions from 2006
Fewer and better-educated children: Expanded choices in schooling and fertility in rural Pakistan, Zeba Sathar, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Minhaj ul Haque, Mumraiz Khan, and Monica J. Grant
Marriage and childbirth as factors in school exit: An analysis of DHS data from sub-Saharan Africa, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Barbara Mensch
Multiple disadvantages of Mayan females: The effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and residence on education in Guatemala, Kelly Hallman, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Pregnancy-related school dropout and prior school performance in South Africa, Monica J. Grant and Kelly Hallman
Submissions from 2005
Building postgraduate capacity in medical and public health research in Vietnam: An in-service training model, Aya Goto, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, Nguyen Thi Mai Huong, and Jane Hughes
Causas de bajos logros educacionales y transición temprana a la edad adulta en Guatemala, Kelly Hallman, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Education of adult children and mortality of their elderly parents in Taiwan, Zachary Zimmer, Linda G. Martin, Mary Beth Ofstedal, and Yi-Li Chuang
Marriage in transition: Evidence on age, education, and assets from six developing countries, Agnes R. Quisumbing and Kelly Hallman
Poverty and children's schooling in urban and rural Senegal, Mark R. Montgomery and Paul C. Hewett
Progress toward education for all: Trends and current challenges for sub-Saharan Africa, Paul C. Hewett and Cynthia B. Lloyd
Submissions from 2004
Adolescent life in low income and slum areas of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar, Tekle-Ab Mekbib, Negussie Simie, and Tsehai Gulema
Education, wage work, and marriage: Perspectives of Egyptian working women, Sajeda Amin and Nagah Hassan Al Bassusi
How indicators of socioeconomic status relate to physical functioning of older adults in three Asian societies, Zachary Zimmer, Napaporn Chayovan, Hui-Sheng Lin, and Josefina N. Natividad
Socioeconomic status and health among older adults in rural and urban China, Zachary Zimmer and Julia Kwong
Submissions from 2003
Completing the fertility transition in the developing world: The role of educational differences and fertility preferences, John Bongaarts
Education, income, and functional limitation transitions among American adults: Contrasting onset and progression, Zachary Zimmer and James S. House
Primary schooling in sub-Saharan Africa: Recent trends and current challenges, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Paul C. Hewett
Sexual and reproductive health needs of married adolescent girls, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
The impact of educational quality on school exit in Egypt, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Sahar El Tawila, Wesley H. Clark, and Barbara Mensch
Submissions from 2002
Capacitación y apoyo de científicos en población de países en desarrollo: Un informe de panel—Resumen y recomendaciones, Jane Menken, Ann K. Blanc, and Cynthia B. Lloyd
Formation et soutien pour les scientifiques démographiques des pays en développement: Rapport du groupe d'experts—Sommaire et recommandations, Jane Menken, Ann K. Blanc, and Cynthia B. Lloyd
Kenia: Sensibilizar a comunidades para que realicen ritos alternativos de iniciación con las niños, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Kenya: Community sensitization must precede alternative coming-of-age rite, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Microfinance and households coping with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe: An exploratory study, Horizons Program
Training and support of developing-country population scientists: A panel report—Summary and recommendations, Jane Menken, Ann K. Blanc, and Cynthia B. Lloyd
Submissions from 2001
Determinants of educational attainment among adolescents in Egypt: Does school quality make a difference?, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Sahar El Tawila, Wesley H. Clark, and Barbara Mensch
South Africa: Providers should encourage sexually active youth to use condoms, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
South Africa: Who uses youth centers and why?, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Whose education counts? The impact of grown children's education on the physical functioning of their parents in Taiwan, Zachary Zimmer, Albert I. Hermalin, and Hui-Sheng Lin
Zambia: Los educadores juveniles pueden promover comportamientos sexuales más seguros, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Zambia: Peer educators can promote safer sex behaviors, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Submissions from 2000
Egipto: Los proveedores de servicios de planificación deben motivar a sus clientas a hablar de sus problemas de sexualidad, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Egypte: Développer l'accès aux soins après avortement, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Egypte: Les prestataires de service de planification familiale doivent encourage les discussions sur les problèmes sexuels, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Egypt: Expand access to postabortion care, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Egypt: Family planning providers should encourage clients to discuss sexual problems, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Mali: Empower health workers to advocate against female genital cutting, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Mali: FGC excisors persist despite entreaties, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Mali: Les exciseuses persistent malgré les supplications, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Mali: Pour une plus grande responsabilisation des agents de santé dans le plaidoyer contre l'excision, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Peer education and HIV/AIDS: Past experience, future directions, Deanna Kerrigan and Ellen Weiss
Submissions from 1999
Implementing A Reproductive Health Agenda in India: The Beginning, Saroj Pachauri
Submissions from 1998
Incentive schemes for school attendance in rural Bangladesh, Sajeda Amin and Gilda Sedgh